Lt. Governor Debate Tonight

The only debate between Lieutenant  Governor Kim Guadagno and her Democratic opponent, labor leader Milly Silva will take place this evening at 7PM.

News12 will broadcast and livestream the hour long debate.

Watch the debate live here.

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Buono’s Scandal

I know some Christie supporters and MMM readers who will give serious thought to attending Barbara Buono’s rally at Montclair State on Sunday.

Kerry Washington, aka Olivia Pope, aka LG Candidate Milly Whatshername’s cousin, will be talking about why Buono and Milly are the best gubernatorial choice for public sector workers and union leaders.

The event is at the Montclair State University Conference Center, Seventh Floor, 22 East Normal Ave, Montclair.  It starts at 3PM.  Doors open at 2PM.

I wonder if the Buono campaign is paying a market rate rental for the conference center.  What is the market rate rental for a government owned conference center?

If you want to go, click here to rsvp.  Don’t tell them MMM sent you.

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Buono Chooses Union Executive As Running Mate

Dem Lt. Gov candidate Milly Silva. photo via twitter

PoltickerNJ is reporting the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono has selected Milly Silva, an Executive Vice President of SEIU 1999.  A formal announcement is planned for Monday.

A high level Democratic source confirmed the selection with MMM.

Buono’s campaign kept the “short list” of possible running mates under very tight wraps in an effort avoid the controversy and inter-party bickering  that occurred over Buono’s selection of the State Democratic Party Chairman for several weeks during the spring.  Buono’s first choice for chairman, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell was not embraced by party leaders, leading to an anticipated challenge by State Senator Ray Lesniak.   All sides finally compromised on Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie becoming State Chairman.

The campaign was caught off guard by the information leaking this early,  as they had hoped to announce the candidate on the statutory deadline, July 28, in order to avoid another round of second guessing from the likes of Lesniak, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.

Silva, 43, of Montclair, is married (to a man) and has young children.  A career union organizer, Silva is a graduate of Columbia University and the Spence School, a private prep school in New York City.  She represents low wage health care workers for the SEIU.

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